{"product_id":"wuh-ey-okt-10-kopie","title":"Wuh.ey - “Mfalme wa Pwani”","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAfrican Fusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaper:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHahnemühle Fine Art Archival Print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSheet size:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 × 60 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEdition of 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003e3 + 1 AP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWuh.ey – “Mfalme wa Pwani”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHe leans forward, laughing at us—golden, defiant, vibrant. \"Mfalme wa Pwani\"—the king of the coast—is enthroned not on a pedestal, but among plastic chairs, cats, and beer bottles, at the water's edge, where life pulsates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Wuh.ey creates an image here that oscillates between myth and street. The man wears a shell cap like a crown, his teeth gleaming like gold coins—a modern-day trickster, half shaman, half rapper, half fisherman. Behind him flutter two flags, symbols of an empire without borders, built on pride and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The scenery is reminiscent of the floating villages of West Africa, where people live on stilts, where water and land merge. No king in the traditional sense rules here – improvisation, humor, and spirit reign supreme. \"Mfalme wa Pwani\" is a symbol of a new dignity born of chaos, pride, and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe cats, witnesses to this scene, seem like silent priestesses, guardians of the in-between world. Everything in the image exudes ambivalence: sacred and profane, archaic and pop, serious and playful at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Wuh.ey captures this moment as a hymn to self-assertion. The \"King of the Coast\" is not someone who rules—he is someone who stays, laughs, and lives while the water rises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AI - EDITION BERLIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56101527191887,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/2826\/3759\/files\/Wuhey_Okt_11.jpg?v=1759946696","url":"https:\/\/ai-edition-berlin.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/wuh-ey-okt-10-kopie","provider":"AI - EDITION BERLIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}